How to deal with someone you think is lying

DEAR WW: I’ve never caught my co-worker in a lie. But my gut says that he is seriously truth-challenged. Is there anything that I can do to ensure that he’s telling me the truth? FACT FINDER
DEAR FINDER:
A consumer recently sued Kraft Food over its Guacamole dip. It turns out that the dip contains less than [...]

How to survive a skeptic at work

DEAR WW: I work with a skeptic. He drives me crazy. No argument that I can ever give to him will sway him. And since I HAVE to work with this guy, I’m at wits’ end. HALF EMPTYDEAR HALF:
I recently asked a friend (age 9) what she wanted to be when she grew up. She [...]

How to deal with betrayal at work

DEAR WW: I am having a really tough time working with a co-worker who betrayed me. I just can’t forgive or forget what happened. BURNED
DEAR BURNED:
A 34-year-old man in Hollywood, Fla., refused to pay $80 for a $78 towing bill. He demanded $2 in change, but the tow truck driver said he didn’t have any [...]

Lewis Black talks about leadership and working with angry people

DEAR READERS: With four movies, a best selling book (“Nothing’s Sacred,” Simon Spotlight, 2006) and regular appearances on Comedy Central’s “Daily Show,” Lewis Black is the quintessential angry man. And very funny. George Carlin has said that Black is the one comedian that he’d pay to see. Working Wounded asked Black for his thoughts about [...]

How to deal with a co-worker who acts like your boss

DEAR WW: I have a co-worker who is at the same level in the organization as I am. In fact, I’ve got more seniority. But he continues to boss me around. What can I do? BOSS NOT
DEAR NOT:
I once took a commuter flight from New York to Boston. The person who took my ticket just [...]

How to deal with verbal abuse

DEAR WW: There is a person at work who is incredibly abusive to me. I’ve tried everything and nothing seems to work. ABUSED
DEAR ABUSED:
When I read your e-mail I though thought of Bob (no relation), an old elementary school classmate. Bob was the master of “The Mirror.” When someone insulted him, Bob would say, “Mirror, [...]

How to spot an enemy at work

DEAR WW: One of my co-workers makes me very nervous. How can you spot an enemy at work? TOO NICE
DEAR NICE:
I visited a high school friend in prison. A really mean-looking prisoner with bulging biceps walked in the room. I asked if he was the toughest guy in jail. My friend said no, and he [...]